Plenty of reds were sad to see Ji-Sung Park leave the club this summer because of his hard-working nature. Whilst he was never the most talented player, he had a brilliant attitude and gave his best in every game. He had a knack of performing and scoring in the big games too.
Park is now the captain at the QPR, who are having a terrible season under Mark Hughes, and former QPR midfielder, Lee Cook, has blamed Park.
“Every time I saw Park at United, he was a workhorse,” he said. “For me, he doesn’t seem to be working as hard as he did there. People I know think a few of them are there for a pay-day. At halfway through the season, you will be able to tell whether this is true or not.”
It’s interesting to note that Park has covered a total of 33.83 miles for QPR so far this season, more than any other player at the club.
There are some players whose attitude to the game you could question, but our Park isn’t one of them. Who the fuck is Lee Cook anyway?
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Fuck Lee Cook. Whoever he is.
A clown I never heard of
No suprise in an average team hel struggle, really was always just a runner
Cook? wasn’t he the fucking captain?
fuck off cook mate!! qpr are lucky too even have park!!
The Lung misses being around real quality. QPR do not play for each other as we do and it shows. Too many egos and attitudes, Cisse and Zamora are not known for consistent effort .
I can only speak as I find and having watched Park play this season, have come to the same conclusion as Lee Cook, who is, incidentally, a legend in Shepherds Bush. He gave his all for QPR, including handing back his signing on fee when the Club sold him to Fulham.
It’s not Park’s fault, clearly he was signed to sell shirts in the Far East.
I remember Lee Cook ,he used to work in the qpr canteen kitchen …oh and btw he’s from france.;-)
Park was fading thats why we got rid of him.. but as the stats above show hes still covering more of the pitch than any other of their players. Fuck that guy using park as an excuse… Hes prob the best player they have signed.
fuck lee cock
If he was still any good you would not have got rid of him and lee cook was only saying what we all see.
Please leave our parky alone, please ! ! !
That is one hell of a professional, never wanted ridiculous wages despite
being a major shirt selling player unlike the likes of Rooney, Welbz and co.
Go to hell lee cock
Watfordhoop – did you watch Parky enough at Man United the last few seasons to be able to compare then?
If the stats quoted above are true, then Lee Cook hasn’t done his research.
In any case, Ji-Sung is too honourable a man and a player, to not give 100%. Cook should be ashamed for criticising him.
fuck lee cock
Lee who?
Just another moron masquerading as a pundit trying to lay QPR’s shortcomings on Parky.Buying all the talent in the world does not automatically translate to glory.This is one of the salient things that the so called pundits or whoever don’t understand.Players take time to click and understand each other,look at psg for instance.After a spending spree in the summer and they are still being hammered by porto and playing drab draws with Marseille.
Cock is off the mark on this one,he even goes one better and compares Park the United player to Park now at Rangers to buttress his argument.Are you fucking kidding us?Does he know anything about teamwork?I wonder how much this people are paid for the drivel they spew in front of cameras.
What next?Blame Anton for being Rio’s brother when he has a bad day in the office?Pathetic indeed aye?
At United Park showed he can score, defend, pass and perform in the clutch. His work rate is evidence that he gives his all. Lee Cook is spewing rubbish. Until that collection of expensive players become a TEAM they will remain relegation fodder.
I live in SW London , catchment area for QPR, Fulham & Chelsea supporters and I must say I haven’t heard any Rangers fans spouting any nonsense like this about Park. Most are pleased to have such a whole-hearted and skilful player captaining the club. They may not like United but they aren’t half pleased to get an ex-Red. Same with Fulham and Berbatov. The QPR team needs time to bed in and some signings are maybe not delivering yet, but Park is certainly not to blame. I would expect Hughes to sort it out eventually, with 3-Lung playing an important role. I’m still hoping I’ll get a glimpse of him or Berba in our local Waitrose – the one where Seba Veron used to go when he was at Chelsea, prompting the manager to get his autograph on a £20 note. He framed it and put it up in his office. I used to see Ray Wilkins nearby sometimes when he was at QPR. He has very hairy legs, if that aids future identification, by the way. Ray, that is, not the Multi-Lung Park.
Cooky is a QPR legend- he gave the club his full 250 grand signing on fee when he left us, we were in the shit financially, he’s rangers through and through so his opinion will always be respected. However, having watched every game this season, I must disagree, Park has worked incredibly hard for the the team and despite having missed an absolute sitter against Chelsea, he warrants his place on the team. He should never have been made club captain, Anton Ferdinand should have got it, he already had a family affiliation (Sir Les, Paddington boy, top 3 Rangers players of all time), and he has handled the John Terry saga with grace. If not, Alejandro Faurlin deserves it for being surprisingly vocal, battling back from injury, and all the crap he went through over the possible points deduction. Park hasn’t had any joy because of the system we play- Hughes’ tactics are so so poor. Still insists on playing SWP every game leaving Hoilett on the bench. United fans dont despair- some QPR fans respect Park for what he did at United, and 7 games of industry, but he’s got a long way to go before he’s held in the same regard at Loftus Road. As for being there for a pay day, to be honest why else is he at Rangers? I’m sure he could have gone to an Everton, Newcastle, Sunderland, Fulham or Villa for a hefty pay cut. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to earn more money as long as the performances are on point.
He should be ashamed of himself fuck lEe twat
Belfast Red you’ve got that wrong Utd wanted to keep him,it was Park’s decision
It’s sour grapes Cook got let go by QPR playing for Leyton Orient and coincidentally plays midfield
Watfordhoop just did a wiki search and according to that site Cook is 30 and had been loan at Leyton Orient since 2009 before making the move permanent this year,legend? Seem to be using the term legend,maybe got the word mixed up with journeyman?
Ungrateful twat.
How much is Park making at QPR compared to United anyway?
I would not know how to do a wiki search. However I do know the meaning of the word legend. At QPR Lee Cook will be remembered as such. In terms of all Man United’s players he may be considered a journeyman, but how many of those superstars gave up their signing on fee to the club because the club’s need was greater than theirs. He is a genuine fan, who was fortunate to play for the club he still supports.
According to this, Park is actually getting less at QPR:
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1123758/park-ji-sung-rejected-new-manchester-united-deal-for-qpr-move?cc=5739
Oh dear…
Watfordhoop firstly Cook hasn’t been on loan since 2009 you didn’t even correct me on it but I can understand how you might have thought he was.Between 2008-2012 so his peak years made 50 app for QPR,not me saying he’s a journeyman mate its QPR shipping him out to a league 1 club after only playing 50 games in 4 yrs
Is Lee Cook Gary Cook’s brother. A pair of cocks those Cook’s.
@united will never die. O right m8. I thought it was mre of a mutual thing between united and park. Either way he had kinda lost abit of that energy that made us all adore him. In saying that q.p.r got him at a bargain basement price.. and to say he dosnt seem to be working ashard is ridiculous. The stats speak for themselves.
Lee Cook is a nobody. His ability and effort must have been questionable as he has been loaned out more times in his career than a wet brolly at a garden centre – tit. Stick to playing for Orient rather than comment on the Premier League – then again we live in a free country
Lee Cook: you’re a fuckin disgrace to yourself
fuck off Lee who ever you are…who gave this guy press coverage
What an insult to throw at one of my favourite players. Come on, the QPR’s hopeless, don’t blame Park!!
And Mark Hughes is useless as a manager as well!! Ever since he managed the noisy neighbours I’ve lost all respect for him!!
Cook probably hates the fact he’s never plated for the best PL club like park. As someone stated, he’s covered the most ground. He’s surrounded by less talented players generally. I’m a cinic. Maybe he’s fallen in his sword and signed to get his own back for last season
I think this is just sour grapes from a, at best, has been, and at worst, ‘who the fuck?’ ex-player who isn’t fit to lace Park’s boots.
Park has always been professional and has always been a hard worker. No one can doubt his commitment. He was a much better player than some United fans give him credit for.
Leaving United is always a step down for ex-players. But kudos to Park who has come in to a new club and has been given the captain’s armband. Something tells me that Sparky isn’t the sentimental sort to do that. There’s a reason he gave the captain’s armband to Park. He’s a role model other QPR players can emulate in their football.
One thing park cannot be accused of is a lack of effort. He isn’t the most gifted but he is tactically aware and has a specific role in a team. I think in the latter stages of his career at united, he started to show signs of slowing down. He’s not the same park that can cover every blade of grass but he can still be effective with his experience. Not sure why that cunt lee cook is blaming park, is he the only member of team? Or is it because he came from united, every fucker expect super-human oerformances?….
Lee Cock needs to badmouth about Park just to remind people that “HEY I’M STILL HERE GADDAMIT!”
Lee cook is a bell end! Parky is a legend! Thats all folks….
WHO?
Lee Cook?More like Lee Cock to me
What a fucking twat. Park has played well in every qpr game i have watched
He left utd not for a payday, but for a more prominent role in a club looking to bolster ties with asia as well as increase their ambition. His performances and fitness was starting to suffer from lack of playing time, and with even more players coming in, he decided to leave in order to enjoy his football and play more consistently.
BOOM!!!!!!!
Mr. Cook, with very little face to lose, has let the Superfan Cook get the better of his professionalism in giving public uttrance to this particular fringe trainwreck of thought, and while I applaud his passion and continuing goodwill for QPR (I also cannot help but take note of the esteem and love for Park Ji-Sung still in evidence among so many MU fans) I cannot call this piece of analysis of Mr. Cook’s anything other than UNBALANCED. But isn’t that what Love is? A sort of a madness. And it has made a fool of Lee Cook, at least for as long as this silly soundbite remains in circulation. (But we now know the name Lee Cook, so rejoice~ :- )
Dude, Parksy just wants to play. Period. He is also a responsible professional, and that means he fulfills his responsibility to himself in getting properly compensated for his services. But a moneygrubbing whore stupid enough to slack off with his celebrity brand on the line for all the world to see? Sorry. That is just not logical. Koreans are proud, ambitious and NEVER SAY DIE. As the first Far East *star* in the EPL he shoulders the responsibility of preparing the way for the likes of Kagawa, Ki, Honda (trust me, he’s coming and soon), and others to come. THE ONE THING one wouldn’t want to do in that role is to behave in the way described by Mr. Cook. Responsibility and harmony within the context of one’s community — this is where Mr. Park comes from.
I have particularly admired his graceful handling of the Chelsea match. I would have just DIED had Anton Ferdinand been out there twisting in the wind alone, and I wept with relief when Captain Park stood by his teammate — nay, a brother in football sportsmanship. I was proud of both of them that day. Anton for pressing the issue against just so much, and Jisung for making a principled point. I was proud of the whole team that day. Mark Hughes respected his players and treated them like responsible adults. Bosingwa remembered his former friends. Nelsen stood behind his team and captain.
Yes, QPR is at the very bottom right now. But this Park fan (and Kagawa fan and Berbatov fan and MU fan) is digging her heels in. Yes, it is understandable how frustrating it must be for some longtime QPR fans. I feel some frustration myself, especially when hard-stolen balls get passed right back to the opposition, but I also cannot remember when I was this charged up about a season. Crazy as it may sound, I am excited, and nobody can talk me out of it. I’ve ridden the highs with Park at MU, and now I am going to enjoy this thrill ride at QPR. I am not expecting a rose garden. What I do anticipate, however, is a HELL of a season with this gritty veteran fighting through with his new buds. I fully expect QPR to hold their heads proud at the end of the season. It’s been dramatic so far, one has to admit, whichever way one looks at the current situation.
To those QPR superfans too frustrated to see the positives, the possibilities, for the moment, I say this. Koreans enjoy proving naysayers wrong. Conventional wisdom too. (I think Mr. Fernandes is in the similar mold.) The season is young and the story is riveting. Or perhaps I should go for a cooking metaphor. The ingredients, however humble, have largely been assembled. How the end results will prove to be depends on the quality of imagination and execution and timing. And TIME for the flavors to seek each other out, mingle, and achieve balance.
Patience, Mr. Cook.
I am a crazy fan too, but it doesn’t serve to distort facts.
There’s been much talk of defense, and injuries. But even before all that broke loose I noticed a problem with goal conversion. This happens even when we play well. This is a bigger and more persistent problem for a club with QPR’s ambitions. There’s just no other way around it. Can’t claw your way up without scoring. Period. And what’s with all the disarray and fizzle-outs before goals? That is the business end of the matter. Perhaps with all the “helpful comments” out now they will play with cold (not hot) anger now and perhaps that will translate into goals. (I think Granero’s there already.) Perhaps someone should be out looking for the missing ingredients with blood in their eyes come January.
Oh, I don’t know. I just know I haven’t been this worked up over football since … Cha Bum-Gun. Now he was a hell of a striker, of longevity. There was some lip regarding his salary and etc. in his day too, but the man’s actions and stats are telling. He did it for the love of the beautiful game, and for his country. He wasn’t done until he said he was done, at age 36.
I only know that Park would not have stepped up to wear that captain’s armband without giving it serious thought, without rock hard commitment to the club. To accuse him of taking the money and running … all I can say is I sympathize with the level of frustration felt by Mr. Cook. I am with you there. But I also believe. There are no miracles. Just hard work, faith in one another, and working as an efficient UNIT. And some bit of luck.
– Believer
Where was this cook fellow when qpr rolled over in the dying minutes against Manchester city.No comments from him then. Total unprofessional stuff from them. They knew they were safe and were partying instead of finishing the game.I still blame ourselves for losing the tittle but that was disgrace from QPR. I really hope they get relegated. Will feel sad for park that day but I want them to be relegated and moreover they don’t play that great football either. The only good thing they have done so far is take some points of chavs.
The last part sums it up: Who the fuck is Lee Cook?!!
RobbieBrady says:
No suprise in an average team hel struggle, really was always just a runner
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It takes different types of players to make a team. Park was more than just a runner but in the end he covers more ground that all the other ‘elite’ players on the pitch. This meant that he got into positions to score goals in big matches leaving defenders and less energetic teammates in his wake and he was the guy who had great positioning and always tracked runners. Up and down the wing, box to box. Park may not have had the most brilliant technique but in terms of tactical play he was one of the best.
Scott the Red says: Who the fuck is Lee Cook anyway?
I thought you’d never ask mate
Why would you start blamin’ outright like cook has – because your a non starter twat, eleven players are a team, not jisung park rangers,….what gobshite to get your team motivated, very david cameron too…i loved park, my mate who is a red allways called him “the shit chink” not racist, just his mongy way, but he changed his mind after seeing a few more games and started just calling him “the chink” ha ha ha, even when he knew he wasnt from china………ok, does anyone have any (even old) news on the hotel garry neville wants to build?
Park Ji Sung delivered for his country in the biggest international tournament there is against all odds, he delivered for PSV Eindhoven and he sure as hell delivered for Manchester United(Just ask Arsene Wenger). His work effort and tenacity cannot be doubted and I have watched every QPR game(that wasnt clashing with Utd this season) and he’s done all the running so Lee Cook can fuck right off he isnt fit to lace Ji Sungs boots
Park has been a slow starter for quite a while
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Good thing Van Douchy didn’t leave for a payday…
You win some you loose some
Terry Walsh had said, “i loved park, my mate who is a red allways called him ‘the shit chink’ not racist, just his mongy way, but he changed his mind after seeing a few more games and started just calling him ‘the chink’ ha ha ha, even when he knew he wasnt from china”
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Whaddaya mean “loved” in the past tense?! Just kidding. Alright, I will be naughty and admit that story was sort of cute-ish … but I doubt a person of Chinese or Mongolian ancestry would feel that way. Since no one (that I can see) who is of those parts has yet commented on it here, having better things to do, no doubt, I will take it upon myself to ask the burning question:
Will you please stay in touch with your amusing friend until some Chinese or Mongolian sexy thing starts kicking arse left and right in the EPL? I would be most curious to find out the monikers given to them. It will happen sooner than we may think. The Chinese have an impressive athletic tradition, are disciplined, and are ambitious. It is a matter of time. Your friend better get a move on that nickname now, in fact. As for the Mongolians … First, let me recommend a fine 2006 documentary film by Gerardo Olivares called “La Gran Final” or “The Great Match” in which the 2002 World Cup final between Brazil and Germany looms largely in the remotest steppes of Mongolia peopled with hardy and resourceful football freaks. Secondly, I invoke the name of Cha Bum Gun again. Sometimes wildflowers bloom in desert landscapes, and even manage to catch the eye of fine connoisseurs. Football is magic. Besides, I really have developed quite a crush on their sartorial displays every Olympics. Seriously, I have.
Lest you think me a holier than thou anal retentive, I will fess up to something myself. Back in the 90′s I used to make droll with Ukyo Katayama knowing full well it was the entire outfit and not the professional driver, but it was because he persevered at the bottom, season after season. My non-racist drollery (“And there’s our Speed Racer!”) was a tribute to his honest efforts. It was a way of coping. In fact, along with Damon Hill and David Coulthard, Katayama — with his great sense of humor — was one of my favorites.
As for my quietly smoldering Park Ji-Sung, it may be easy to mistake him for a plodding overachiever, but he is more than that. Inside his noggin are some first rate furnishings, and in his veins are ice chips and Korean lava. He has never been a flashy player but his spine and guts are all Korean. Those of you not familiar with his background, please know that his road to football glory has been marked by Rejections. No pampered princeling was he. His (incredible) parents still tear up when they speak of what their only child has endured, and you have to have a heart of stone not to be moved.
He started out as a frail infant who worried his parents. In his childhood football squads, he stood notably smaller and thinner than other kids. He was often overlooked. He tended to disappear on the pitch, for untrained eyes. At the end of his high school career, he was not picked up by the best schools, and the only college that would have him went belly up before he could even attend it. But his high school coach knew he was special. He got into the TENNIS team roster at Myongji University, for a foothold. However, one day when Myungji U’s team got to train with the National team, he caught the eye of the Korea boss and made the senior national team at 18. Like that. That fast. It was something of a shock to everyone. From then on, he became a perennial fixture at the top of the list of those who should be cut from the national side. When Kyoto Purple Sanga signed him as an unknown, during his second year at college, that was yet another shock to all. And then came Gus Hiddink, who saw something very interesting in him while watching all the wanna-bes on the training ground. Hiddink, to his credit, refused to buckle under the pressure when people questioned his choice, and even pressured him to leave Park off the squad. What pedestrian football watchers kept failing to see, and understand, Gus Hiddink did. Like Park’s previous coaches. Like Sir Alex. He had a slow start at PSG Eindhoven too. And when they (his own side) heckled his every touch, every twitch, he formulated his own eloquent answer before exiting to the thumpy & catchy ass-shaking doggerel of theirs. He rewards patient viewers.
The sound “jisung” has interesting homonyms, by the way.
The 1st one brings to my mind his parents. The word “jisung” can mean the following: dedication, prayerful heart, devotion, sacrifice, concentration. Jisung moves the Heavens, Koreans have said long before Parksy was even born. He was an answered prayer to his folks, and to me. And I daresay probably to many others from all over the world. He man eats, sleeps, dreams, and doodles football.
The 2nd homonym is also significant. It means the following: intelligence, understanding, intellectual. I think of him as Odysseus in the world enraptured with the Ajaxes. The era of Achilles ends with the more human, cunning Odysseus, folks. As the last of the heroes, Odysseus had the last say. He also screwed Polyphemos rather royally, and only then did he shout his own name/fame, in parting shot. Jisung, alas, does not possess a honeyed tongue, but … THERE WILL BE BLOOD, and some good shooting too.
The 3rd homonym is related to the 2nd. It means mentality, mind, memory, opinion. I think the general consensus, as we recall, is that Parksy’s mentality is right on point, and always has been. Since his childhood, he has been sharpening this particular tool of his against all odds and underwhelmed assessments. And he does remember. But rather than dwelling on them negatively, or getting discouraged, he believed in his own assessments and converted each chance. Universes are born of minds.
The 4th homonym is my favorite. It means Light, as in ray of. Also lit-area, shine, fire. There are many achievers of Korean heritage and character on the global stage, and I give them props, but Jisung has set himself apart for me. It is not just his character and genuine humility. It is not just his determination and ethos. He has a broad worldview. He has not neglected his mind. He does not do the grandiloquent but he has left a trail of doings that are rather magnificent. Yes, Jisung, there WILL be an Asian side that lifts the World Cup. Perhaps Japan, perhaps China, perhaps Thailand, perhaps Mongolia, perhaps even Korea. Yes, Jisung, EPL rules, and now it rules even more with Asians in it. Yes, Jisung, Kagawa san is quite spiffy! Yes, Kagawa, you have chosen your idol well. Yes, Honda san, come and play in the EPL so that I can marvel at you on my big TV screen from whistle to whistle. True patriotism does not bray nor tear others down. As the Brits have demonstrated so amply during the London Games, patriotism can be inclusive, respectful of others, and rather stylish. Patriotism can be articulated intelligently. Kudos.
I don’t know how deeply Park has pondered on his name himself, but sometimes nomen est omen.
– Semiramis of the North-East
Ms Kim, I never saw anyone destroy the English language like you can.
All we are talking about is Ji-Sung being a bloody good player. What are you talking about?